Call Off (Verb)
Meaning 1
Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The square dance caller's voice rang out as she began to call off the steps for the do-si-do.
- As the music started, the caller shouted out to call off the first move, a promenade around the square.
- The emcee took the stage and greeted the crowd before introducing the caller, who would call off the dances for the evening.
- After explaining the rules, the caller started to call off the allemande left, and the dancers took their partners' hands.
- The crowd was getting restless, so the caller took her position and began to call off the square dance moves, directing the dancers through a lively Virginia reel.